The Depot

We came for trivia on a Wednesday night and had a great time. The bartender was friendly and our drinks were ready quickly, even with a decent crowd. The trivia was really fun as well and I loved the format with different rounds with answers in between.It was our first time visiting, but after this experience I would definitely plan on coming back again either for more trivia nights or for a quick drink.They have seating at the bar as well as some tables in the front area and then some pool tables before you get to the back where it's more open again.I could see this spot getting crowded on peak nights easily, but it definitely had a good vibe and the drinks were cold and tasty.

employees are rude, don't look you in the face and only speak to their local friends while I sat ignored by even the barbacks. my first bartender ignored me after my first drink order, so I had to unfortunately have to speak with the B word to my right. she only spoke to her locals and never said welcome, but managed me as a customer number 500 for the week. I added my drink to ice to make it less sweet and she quickly slammed my newly made drink into the sink. when I looked at her she was non apologetic hostile and accused me of being the devil I guess. RUDE no apology

The lady in the day time working alone today is a bit off and probably shouldn't be managing that bar alone. She puts a poor taste in the mouth and overall bad vibe when I come here quite frequently. Her response to my drink order was "well you know we're a dive bar right"? ... in which I answered uh yeah come here all the time, it's not busy, and I always order this drink. Mind you - it's four ingredients - lemon, simple, Hennessy, and Cointreau, aka a sidecar... basic simple cocktail. Anyway, it's always off putting for someone to reply with a statement like that - as if you're not here to make drinks or if I needed help because I seem lost. We're not... and the place is always extremely lacking in diversity so being the only Black people in here, I gladly grabbed my friend and left - letting her know never mind on the drinks. She started acting offended like we somehow were aggressive to her - that's when I realized she's off her rocker or on a little something that she shouldn't be doing during / before work.

Cozy little neighborhood bar. Just that, don't expect much else. No cover, cheap drinks, pool tables, outside seating and a good selection of beer on tap.

Now that my clubbing days are mostly behind me, I find that the Depot is more my speed. While it can still get a little crowded, mostly during the hours of 10pm - 12am it dies down fairly quickly. We've been coming for the past few weekends just to play pool and haven't had any issues with long waits for one of their 2 tables to open up. Drinks are on par price and pour wise with other bars/club in the area. They do have an outside patio which is nice as well as an outside bar that is less hectic than the main bar inside, especially during the busy hours. Bathrooms are hit or miss. Mostly a miss though unfortunately. They are often disgusting with clogged toilets, toilet paper everywhere, urine on the floors and seat and I'm pretty sure all the white specs on the floor is booger sugar, if ya know what I mean. They do take cards now, so no need to worry about carrying cash only. Security at the door was also patting down female which I've never encountered but all good. And every time we've been there has never been a cover. Overall, other than the bathrooms we always enjoy our time here and continue to come back.

It's Pride month and a group of friends and I wanted to go out to celebrate. We met up at the depot on Monday night, on Monday nights we were told it's free billiards night and they mostly played rock-n-roll. They had rock themed shots on sale throughout the night. The environment was lively, and the staff was pretty friendly. The only thing is the sliding door wasn't being kept closed in the back and so the smell of cigs were overwhelming in the billiards area. Though my friends and I still had fun and enjoyed the night.

Next stop: Sacramento Depot! Had drinks at Depot two of my three nights in Sacramento. It's a nice, safe place with a positive vibe. Lots of lively synergy due to the club next door too. Brandon and Deanna (my Michigan home girl) were my bartenders. Funny, sharp-witted yet attentive and professional, all at once. Prices were reasonable - based on the other 4 area bars I patronized. And, pours were quite "respectable". If I lived in the area, I'd definitely be a regular here.

I've been coming to this bar for almost 20 years. I've been bringing my girlfriend with me for the last 3 years. She wears a mini backpack that serves as a purse. It's more secure than a purse. Just big enough to carry her wallet and keys. The bouncer always takes a look inside and then lets us through. Like any purse. At any other bar.Tonight we walked up and the woman bouncing said "Sorry no backpacks" and wouldn't engage us further. We walked a good half mile or more to go to Depot. Never had a problem in 20 years. Honestly, I'm not gonna waste my time again if we meet the same kind of unnecessary resistance. We don't like people looking through our belongings, but we understand the importance and are willing to cooperate. This was a level of no cooperation on the establishment's part and we don't have the time or money to support a business like that.Very unfortunate.

AreYou kidding me? This place makes more than enough money to have decent cue sticks and hand chalk for Pool players. You have to pay 2Bucks for one game, surrender your id AND leave a deposit to play a game, and this is the $#!t you get? Also, seriously? You guys can't fix the sink in the men's room so it's not constantly wasting water? Lastly, the bar is overdue for some deep cleaning.

This happened quite some time ago, so I don't know if they still do this event but hear me out. I went to go meet a friend at the depot and someone walked up to me and said nice costume. I was confused and asked my friend what was that about? She looked at me and said, it's white trash night. I was offended, but I'm not exactly sure why. Was it because I was labeled as white trash? Or did I feel that I was being culturally appropriated? I realized as a white cis male, I probably don't have any right to be offended anyway, so I just enjoyed the rest of my evening.